Biden headed for first TV interview in 3 months
President Biden will sit down with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle for his first interview with a major TV network since Feb. 8. The Washington Times stories: White House
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Biden stumbles over wife’s introduction at women’s history event: ‘the first full-time lady’
President Biden flubbed the introduction of his wife, first lady Jill Biden, at a Women’s History Month event at the White House Wednesday, calling her the “the first full-time lady.” The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions
Lawmakers revived a host of bills this week that would impact the federal workforce, through changes to payments, retirement benefits and more. The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, for one, would let federal employees and contractors postpone certain types of payments during government shutdowns, or if the government defaults on its debt. Specifically, feds would get a 30-day cushion, after a government shutdown ends, before they would have to make payments on loans and other types of financial obligations. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), who reintroduced the…
Read More...Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat in first face-to-face since balloon saga
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday for the first in-person meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials since the shootdown of the suspected Chinese spy balloon earlier this month. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Biden, first lady to attend queen’s Sept. 19 funeral
President Biden formally accepted an invitation on Sunday to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Jan. 6 Panel Asks Member Of Congress For Info For The First Time
<p>The Jan. 6 Committee asked Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) for information about the attack on the Capitol and the Big Lie on Monday. It’s the first time that the committee has publicly turned its investigation of the insurrection towards a sitting member of Congress. </p> Talking Points Memo
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